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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Pham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton throws a nice looking combination but Pham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pham throws a head kick that misses.
Walton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walton throws a series of punches but Pham moves out of range.
Pham drops Walton with a beautiful combination! Walton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pham is looking for the KO!
Walton is rocked!
It looks like Billy Walton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pham tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Oh Walton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pham throws a sloppy head kick and Walton moves out of range easily.
Walton seems to have got his legs back now.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
Pham throws a right and a left that Walton avoids nicely.
Walton throws a combination that misses
and Pham counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Walton!
Walton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pham on the ground.
Pham trying to control from half guard but Walton is working away.
Walton manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Pham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pham lands with a straight right. Walton didn't see that one coming.
Pham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walton was well out of range. Poor timing from Pham.
Walton misses with a few strikes there.
Walton throws a series of punches but Pham moves out of range.
Pham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Walton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pham misses the jab.
Walton misses with a combination
and Pham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walton is breathing heavily.
Walton swats away the attempt to clinch by Pham.
Pham misses with a straight left.
Pham clinches.
Walton tries to break the clinch but Pham is controlling the position.
Pham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pham circles away quickly and effectively.
Pham looks to land a right hand but Walton moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a combination that misses
and Walton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pham waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Walton.
Pham scores with a jab to the body.
Walton avoids the head kick by Pham.
Pham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Pham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walton staying out of range there.
Walton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pham tries to clinch but Walton moves out of range.
Walton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham looks to land a combination but Walton avoids it well.
Pham throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Pham lands with a kick to the temple. Walton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walton misses with a combination
and Pham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pham gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pham wants to stand but Walton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Pham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Walton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pham lands a head kick. Walton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walton lands a jab to the nose.
Walton misses with a combination
and Pham counters by clinching up.
Pham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Pham.
Walton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pham connects with a knee to the head.
Walton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pham looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton tries to break the clinch but Pham is controlling the position.
Pham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham keeps control of Walton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walton can't break the clinch.
Pham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton misses with a double jab
and Pham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walton circles away quickly and effectively.
Walton throws a right and a left that Pham avoids nicely.
Pham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walton tries to break the clinch but Pham is controlling the position.
Pham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Pham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walton misses with a double jab
and Pham counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pham throws a series of strikes that have Walton backpedaling.
Billy Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pham counters with a one-two to the body.
Walton misses with a two punch combination.
Walton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pham moves into the clinch.
Pham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walton scores with a one two! Pham had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pham lands in his opponent's guard.
Walton pushes Pham off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pham looks to land a left hand but Walton moved out of range nicely.
Walton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pham counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walton misses with a double jab
and Pham counters with a straight right hand.
Billy Walton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pham looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Pham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Walton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Walton misses.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
Billy Walton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walton misses with a combination
and Pham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walton but Walton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton slips a jab and a cross from Pham.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pham counters with a two punch combo.
Pham throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Walton does it's job there.
Walton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pham works over Walton's head and body with a nice combination.
Walton avoids the head kick by Pham.
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walton throws a nice looking combination but Pham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walton throws a series of punches but Pham avoids them all with ease.
Pham moves out of range as Walton strikes.
Pham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walton backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walton throws a combination that misses
and Pham counters with a single leg into guard. Walton didn't expect that.
Walton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Walton throws a series of punches but Pham avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Pham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pham counters with a nice uppercut.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Pham misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
Pham misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Pham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walton misses with a series of wild punches.
Walton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pham counters with a head kick.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Pham misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walton.
Walton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pham misses with a double jab
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pham misses with an uppercut.
Walton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pham's hands.
A combination from Pham does no damage.
Walton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pham is looking to land body kicks.
Walton misses with the combination.
Walton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pham.
Walton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pham counters with a three punch combo that has Walton backing up. Walton nods at Pham to acknowledge the strikes.
Billy Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walton misses with a combination
and Pham counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Pham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Pham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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